REFLECTOR: N585V XL/FG main gear failure

[Brian Michalk via Reflector]

I meant to say Andy's repair.

Okay.  One more question.  He has a picture of a "factory axle drilling 
fixture".  What an awesome idea.  Can this be rented from the factory?

On 08/17/2014 10:19 AM, Brian Michalk via Reflector wrote:
> Interesting.  I had never seen that torsional wrap failure.
>
> I've had some nasty landings, and a bad aborted takeoff, resulting in 
> gear hop.  I have not seen any damage, and am amazed at how strong the 
> gear is.  I never considered it would fail under anything less than a 
> crash.
>
> In looking at Brett's repair, he's got some sort of material covering 
> his interior.  What is that, and where do you get it?  It looks like 
> an adhesive drop cloth.
> http://www.kal-soft.com/velocity/images%5Cpic2323l.jpg
>
>
> On 08/17/2014 10:03 AM, Brett Ferrell via Reflector wrote:
>> No, at least on the first, the torsional wrap failed on Andy's gear, 
>> rendering it a wet noodle... start at picture 2301... (prior to 
>> winning the Linday - WOW)... http://www.kal-soft.com/velocity/
>> Can't tell what happened here really, except the gear leg is laying 
>> on the ground... I'm not sure how you get that unless you cut it in 
>> half, even without the bolt how does it come out of the fuselage?  
>> The main gear box is so strong, and against the firewall... plus if 
>> you look at the other picture, the copilot leg section is still 
>> there.  It causes me to speculate he lost the torsional wrap, and it 
>> broke (pilot side of the leg) after leaving the pavement and getting 
>> into that ditch, but that's all just my guesswork...
>> --
>> Brett Ferrell
>> reflector at velocityxl.com
>> On Sun, Aug 17, 2014, at 10:27 AM, Brian Michalk wrote:
>>> Fixed gear failure?
>>> This is the first I've heard of such a thing.
>>> Did the main gear bolts fail?  Those things are massive.
>>> On 08/17/2014 07:59 AM, Brett Ferrell via Reflector wrote:
>>>> I'm glad everyone's OK, but it looks like the wing got dragged and 
>>>> maybe the prop... and it's the second XL/FG main gear incident this 
>>>> year.  Now I'm beginning to wonder... is Dick Harpster on the 
>>>> list?  Can you give us any insight?
>>>> http://www.thepilot.com/news/small-plane-crash-lands-at-carthage-airport/article_e0e9cf84-256c-11e4-88e6-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=image&photo=1
>>>>
>>>> -- 
>>>> Brett Ferrell
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